Census: Do you smoke cigarettes regularly (that is, one or more a day)?, and Have you ever been a regular smoker of one or more cigarettes a day

Smoking behaviour

Mount Cook West

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 432 10.9 8.4 474 13.9 10.3 -42
Ex smoker 582 14.7 19.1 537 15.8 20.6 +45
Never smoked regularly 2,946 74.4 72.5 2,394 70.4 69.1 +552
Not elsewhere included - - - 432 12.7 8.2 -432
Total 3,960 100.0 100.0 3,402 100.0 100.0 +558

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate